After Huang Tian drove beyond Leisong City, the city Patrol Defense Bureau sealed off the Du Household's grounds, from the villas to a nearby patch of forest. Uniformed officers counted and carried away bodies, sighing as they worked.
"Terrible! Just terrible! Hardly a single body was intact. The lightning burned their organs to ash."
"Even old Du Nong died. Unbelievable. He was a Fifth Stage Star Refiner!"
"When the Du Household called city hall for emergency help, didn't they say the attacker was Fifth Stage too? How did Old Master Du die so quickly if they were both Fifth Stage? It couldn't have been more than ten minutes. The fighting had stopped before we even got here. I thought the Du Household had scared the enemy off, but..."
"It's not that strange, is it? Lightning-aspected Star Refiners are famously strong in combat. Once they spot an opening and launch a fierce assault, even experts of the same stage have trouble holding them off."
"Where did this powerhouse come from? I hadn't heard of the Du Household having a feud with anyone."
"Heh. You think an ordinary patrol officer like you would know the Du Household's business? Would they make a point of telling you about their enemies?"
"Forget all that. All I know is the Du Household's going downhill from today. A family with centuries of history, too. Tsk, tsk..."
"..."
As the patrol officers talked, a noise suddenly came from the sky. They looked up.
An armed helicopter came thudding toward them and hovered overhead. Its hatch opened, and a man and a woman leaped out. A fierce wind rushed at them, but faint blue light shimmered around their bodies, and they landed lightly, untouched by the gust.
The director of the Patrol Defense Bureau hurried forward. Before he